Division III Men

Tufts Sets Goals Record in Rout of Amherst

from press release

MEDFORD, Mass. - Thirteen players scored goals,
including five by John Uppgren and four each by Beau Wood and Cole
Bailey as the No. 9 Tufts men's lacrosse team defeated No. 14
Amherst, 25-12, in NESCAC play at Bello Field Saturday.

The 25 goals are the most ever by a Tufts team in a conference
game. It is the third-highest total in team history. With the win,
the Jumbos improved to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in the league.

The Lord Jeffs, led by four goals from Aaron Mathias and two
goals with three assists by Quinn Moroney, lost for the first time
in four games. Amherst is now 9-3 overall and 5-3 in NESCAC.

The game featured 37 goals, 40 face-offs, 20 penalties, 108
shots (67 for Tufts) and three goalie changes by the Lord Jeffs.
The Jumbos scored six man-up goals in 11 opportunities.

Tufts scored the first six goals of the game, with Bailey
contributing three goals and an assist. Amherst got the next two by
Quinn Moroney and Devin Acton, but Tufts led 8-2 at the end of the
first.

The second quarter would be the most modest of the game, as both
teams scored three goals. Quinn Moroney scored twice and had an
assist in the frame for Amherst. The Jumbos led 11-5 at
halftime.

Tufts built some serious separation by scoring four of the first
five goals in the second half. Wood had two of them, including one
at 10:17 that put the Jumbos up 15-6. The teams traded goals for
the rest of the period and it was 17-9 Jumbos after three.

Like the first period, Tufts would score eight times in the
fourth. Uppgren scored the first two man-up and had three overall
in the period helping Tufts to the 25-12 final.

Sophomore Conor Helfrich continued to perform well on face-offs
for Tufts, winning 26 of 32. Junior Chris Schoenhut finsihed with
three goals and an assist. Senior goalie Patton Watkins earned the
win with 16 saves in 52:34 of action, including seven in the first
period.

Matt Killian scored a pair of goals for the visitors. Senior
Greg Majno took the loss in the Amherst goal, playing the first
period. Freshman Cody Tranbuger led four Lord Jeff goalies with six
saves. They finished with 15 saves total.

Tufts had entered the week tied for first in the NCAA Division
III Statistics with Cabrini for Scoring Offense at 18 goals per
game.